Can you see it flicker?
The vibrant light stutter and glint.
This picturesque scene of desolation,
Our anguish forming our only stint.
This life we lead fuels our sedation,
Hissing out lies to keep the monsters at bay.
“You’re beautiful, strong, creative, kind…
Bright”.
Like a flashlight in the dead of night.
Like a star as it soars, it’s tail alight.
Like a lantern, as it gleams quite contrite.
We are all just flames,
Burning, Blazing, Beckoning,
Ebbing...
Our legacy a trail of smoke and wax.
The scars we leave our true regret.
We’ll sit in darkness with great compunction
Too scared and lonely to forget.

You pressed your lips against mine
And told me it would be okay.
You swore that we were perfect
And whispered all my fears away.
But now we’re here,
Together
Yet alone, we stand apart.
Our words cutting deeper,
Like knives through each our hearts.
All I wanted was some comfort.
Someone to relieve my aches and pain.
But instead I found a Monster,
And was unprepared for his game.
You kept my love safe and warm,
So I began to relax and hope.
Never knowing that in due time,
You would leave me,
Tied
With ropes of lie.
No way to perish nor cope.
I still remember asking,
If this was too good to be true.
You smiled sweetly at me then,
Took my hand in yours,
And slowly pressed your lips against mine,
Just so you were sure.
I fell so deep in love with you
That I’m not sure which ways up.
And without your voice to guide me,
I feel like I might erupt.
We made so many promises,
But now they’ve turned to smoke.